"Which is sad, but it also gives us the opportunity to have a forced break, I know I can speak on behalf of myself a lot of my artist friends, being self-employed we always feel guilty for having a break."

Caitlyn said she had been using her time at home to work on new music and had been keeping her fans updated on social media.

The Gympie Civic Centre recently invited her to join a Live Stream and Locals event, which featured local artists and entertainers performing live via Facebook.

Caitlyn Shadbolt has had to cancel all foreseeable gigs due to coronavirus restrictions.

"It was awesome, it was a lot of fun," she said.

"It was very well done, there was some great cameramen, sound and audio engineers, and it was a really great thing for the council to put on.

"I've also been recording my album from home and remotely chatting to my producer who lives in Brisbane," she said.

"It's been a long time coming, I'm excited by it."

The local country star says she is recording new music from home which will be released this year.

On the future of live music in Gympie, Caitlyn thinks it will bounce back but that it's going to take some time.

"We were the first to go with festivals and everything cancelled, and I think we'll be the last to come back, we'll probably end up out of work for the longest time."

Caitlyn's new album is scheduled to be released by the end of the year.